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2015 Manco Easter Hcp Group 1 April 18 - Ellerslie

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Pondarosa Miss wins 2015 Manco Easter Hcp Group 1 NZ$ 200,000 at Ellerslie (NZ) , 1600m.

Pondarosa Miss (outer, Vespa middle, Kawi inner) winning the Manco Easter Hcp.
Pondarosa Miss (outer, Vespa middle, Kawi inner) winning the Manco Easter Hcp. Picture: Trish Dunell

Although back in the running, Pondarosa Miss appeared to be travelling beautifully before progressing on the bridle into contention passing the 600m and able to secure the best strip of ground, wide out in the straight, she flattened out in the slow going to win narrowly but well. Dictated to race on the inside from barrier one, which was not ideal,

Vespa tracked a path into centre track soon after straightening and continued in gallant fashion for a close second.

Third placed Kawi was ridden quietly at the rear before being urged to pick up at the 600m, when ten off the lead, and he staged a massive run through the pack to only just miss out on winning.

The first three had a clear margin over the pace making Allez Eagle in fourth, and Mighty Solomon and Abidewithme who each ran on strongly for fifth and sixth respectively.


ANZ Bloodstock News

Ellerslie

Saturday, 18th April 2015

9
16:18
(local)

Easter Hcp (G1)

WT: 52kg Type: OPEN
NZD $200,000
1600m TURF HEAVY
9
16:18
(local)
NZD $200,000
1600m HEAVY

Easter Hcp (G1)

WT: 52kg Type: OPEN

The time-honoured G1 Easter Handicap mile has provided some amazing winners and associated stories so no surprise another chapter was added today. The winner Pondarosa Miss has overcome injury in the spring, as did her then rider Daniel Hain, to finally get what she and he deserved and that is a G1 on their resume. Hain, who has a super record on the mare, got rewarded too for his patience and hard work to get himself and the mare back into the winning zone again. The tale does not end there as the regular recent rider on the mare Noel Harris had been trying to win a G1 on her and set a world record in the process for the oldest jockey in the world to do so. Harris retired just a fortnight ago and would you believe it Pondarosa Miss did the business. Some records are not meant to be broken it seems. The trainer Peter Hollinshead gets credit too along with Hain, as getting Pondarosa Miss back mentally let alone physically strong enough to not just perform but win again has been a journey. The mare loved the wet ground and when this normal backrunner was ahead of the midfield at the halfway mark then swam into fourth near the home turn, it seemed she was the one to beat. She then out-toughed the opposition the run home to get into a narrow lead at the 100m then held on tenaciously. It was the fifth win for the daughter of the former super sire High Chaparral. Vespa the 3yo tried hard after getting a soft sit throughout and his connections now have wider parameters to pursue with what at first looked just a sprinter and now can cope over a mile. Whether they try up to 2000m is now in the hands of the trainer but in New Zealand would be the wisest to attempt it first. Kawi was a certainty beaten after being tardy then getting hampered and settling last in the big field. He ran on resolutely closer in than the other pair and would have won easily if away normally and then able to come wider the run home for the faster lanes. To be beaten so narrowly is a credit to the horse and his will to win despite adversity in the running. Allez Eagle set a reasonable clip and wilted to fourth but was far from disgraced. The winning time of 1:38.50 was far superior to any other mile time on the day and by in fact by eight lengths to the Ratings 75 (final race on the card) being the next best gallop. Mighty Solomon ran a decent race for fifth and enjoyed the weight drop while the unluckiest horses this season Abidewithme ran another cracker for sixth. Iamishwara was not disgraced into seventh considering his weight and Pussy O’Reilly as she can do, ran on late. Addictive Habit liked the wet ground but found racing close under the weight a bit much though he is still on the way up this winter campaign. Forgive the mare Chintz as the footing cruelled her chances and the stablemates To Be Sure and Candle In The Wind did not go too badly all things factored in. Nashville was poor and his will to win anymore may be on the wane while Fast Dragon suffered a wind affliction and dropped right out. Some things in racing deserve to happen and at G1 there is no higher shelf to reach the summit or mantle to perch upon. Pondarosa Miss, the rider and trainer and of course her owners that have had a rollercoaster season starting in the spring all proved that good things come to those that wait. On the same flip of the coin of luck spare a thought for Noel Harris, who but for two more weeks should be sitting alone in the world record books as the oldest rider to capture a G1. Another fine chapter written for the 2015 Easter and this oldest race bejewelled with amazing names and epic achievements has just had another wonderful twist and turn added too it.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 16. PONDAROSA MISS (NZ) 4yo M
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - BAK DA PRINCESS (NZ)
DANIEL HAIN
PETER HOLLINSHEAD
$13
52kg
S A Fletcher, D B & P G Hollinshead, C R & R J Hoyes, G R Hunt, W M Jensen, M W McCullaugh, L & T Ropiha, Mrs K M Scott, Three In One Syndicate & C Venn

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2nd 18. VESPA (NZ) 3yo C
ELUSIVE CITY (USA) - MISS AVALON (IRE)
MARK DU PLESSIS
JOHNO BENNER
$4.8
52kg
C J B Norwood & C A Rutten

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3rd 6. KAWI (NZ) 4yo G
SAVABEEL (AUS) - MAGIC TIME (NZ)
JOHNATHON PARKES
ALLAN SHARROCK
$9.3
55.5kg
A A Baeyertz, J P Goodin, T Kemp, G A Macdonald, G H Phillips, B R & S A Sharrock

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4th 11. ALLEZ EAGLE (NZ) 4yo G
GUILLOTINE (NZ) - ALLEYRUN (NZ)
LEITH INNES
TONY PIKE
$7.4
53.5kg

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5th 7. MIGHTY SOLOMON (NZ) 4yo G
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - STAR OF TARZIE (NZ)
JONATHAN RIDDELL
LISA LATTA
$17
55.5kg

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6th 10. ABIDEWITHME (NZ) 5yo M
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - CRIMSON (NZ)
MICHAEL MCNAB
JASON BRIDGMAN
$21.4
53.5kg
7th 1. IAMISHWARA (NZ) 5yo G
KEENINSKY (NZ) - SHE'S HEROIC (NZ)
LISA ALLPRESS
ANTONY KAYE
$22
59kg

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8th 13. PUSSY O'REILLY (NZ) 6yo M
O'REILLY (NZ) - OCTAPUSSY (AUS)
ROBERT HANNAM
KEN & BEV KELSO
$45.7
53kg
9th 4. ADDICTIVE HABIT (NZ) 5yo G
COLOMBIA (NZ) - CHASING THE HABIT (NZ)
DANIELLE JOHNSON
LEE SOMERVELL
$9.5
57kg
10th 21. TO BE SURE (NZ) 5yo G
PATAPAN (USA) - O'REALLY IMPULSIVE (NZ)
BRENDAN HUTTON
DONNA LOGAN
$75.3
52kg

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11th 14. CANDLE IN THE WIND (NZ) 5yo M
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - PREFER BLONDES (USA)
LEE MAGORRIAN
DONNA LOGAN
$39.2
52.5kg

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12th 2. JULINSKY PRINCE (NZ) 5yo G
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - JULINSKY PRINCESS (NZ)
RORY HUTCHINGS
FRASER AURET
$25.6
58kg
13th 15. CHINTZ (NZ) 5yo M
SAVABEEL (AUS) - CHARMED (NZ)
VINNIE COLGAN
TONY PIKE
$16.4
52.5kg

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14th 9. KING KROVANH (AUS) 5yo G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MISS KROVANH (AUS)
MICHAEL COLEMAN
M MURDOCH
$31.3
54.5kg

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15th 12. SILVERDALE (NZ) 5yo G
CASTLEDALE (IRE) - ELIANTO (NZ)
CRAIG GRYLLS
STEPHEN AUTRIDGE
$58.2
53.5kg

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16th 17. SPELLBINDER (NZ) 4yo M
O'REILLY (NZ) - SCENIC SPRINT (AUS)
MATTHEW CAMERON
JASON BRIDGMAN
$8.4
52.5kg

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17th 5. NASHVILLE (NZ) 6yo G
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - ROYAL KISS (IRE)
KELLY MYERS
ADRIAN & HARRY BULL
$22.3
56.5kg

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18th 8. FAST DRAGON (AUS) 4yo H
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - SECRET SILENCE (AUS)
MARK HILLS
B J WALLACE
$32.8
54.5kg

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